Gangtok
Beautifully designed with adobe walls and a mock-up earthen stove, Nimtho gives Sikkimese food a gourmet twist. Sample with a local thali (₹250 to ₹350),…
Must-see restaurants in Sikkim
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Sikkim
John Wayne, Kurt Cobain and The Beatles are among the cover stars at this international-style coffeehouse-pizzeria that also serves a range of pastas …
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Sikkim
Delve down the stairway-alley beside Yak Hotel at the southern edge of town to find this freshly welcoming place for delicious, very genuine Sikkimese…
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Gangtok
Behind the traditional facade of a former monastery dormitory, this tastefully contemporary cafe displaying guidebooks, bonsai firs and Le Creuset cups,…
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Gangtok
Ever-popular with the hip local youth crowd, this clean-lined cafe-diner serves far more than just good coffee (₹95–₹135), with all-day breakfasts and a…
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Sikkim
Yuksom's foremost traveller meeting point is little more than a shack with a one-table thatched rotunda, but it's an old-school classic serving thalis,…
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Sikkim
With comfortable Sikkimese furniture inside, a covered terrace out, Tathagata is an agreeable place for freshly made thukpas, fried rice, chow meins and…
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Sikkim
This Pelling traveller classic creates a wonderfully cosy atmosphere at night with candles and colourful, half-lit globe lamps; by day the balcony has…
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Gangtok
Smarter, and open later, than most Gangtok eateries, OSM has a certain contemporary elegance with folded cloth napkins and a vast range of menu options…
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Sikkim
Decorated with black-and-white travel prints, Taste of Sikkim is predominantly a small but agreeable bar, though the momos (filled dumplings) are…
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Gangtok
For authentic Korean cuisine, climb the 80 steps to Mu Kimchi, with an interior that balances original bamboo ceilings and woven wicker lamps with a pared…
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Gangtok
With gaudy, multi-storey dragon statues in front, the understated interior of this quality Chinese restaurant comes as a pleasant surprise. The free green…
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Sikkim
For a classier meal with richer Indian sauces and more stylish seating than any other of the strip-hotel restaurants in Lower Pelling, head to this tasty…
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Gangtok
Cosy three-table cafe making excellent coffee (espresso ₹84) and serving wraps, tsampa shakes, Tibetan street food, vegetable sushi, pasta and thin-crust…
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Sikkim
This bright, budget eatery with hatch servery and souvenir counter is the best place in Pelling for masala dosas (curried vegetables inside crisp pancakes…
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Sikkim
If you are walking to or from Pemayangtse, it's worth popping into the basic, loveably ramshackle Lotus Bakery, 1km from Upper Pelling junction, for a cup…
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Sikkim
Right at the jeep stand, this long-standing traveller favourite offers Tibetan soups, shaya phalays (deep-fried meat turnovers), Chinese sizzlers (₹250 to…
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Gangtok
Decorated with chilli, garlic cloves and corncobs, the specialities at this cosy little Nepali place are the thalis (₹200 to ₹300), veritable artists'…
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Sikkim
Homemade vegetarian momos (Tibetan dumplings) served in the kitchen of a local family house beside Lachung Dynasty hotel.
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Gangtok
Small alleyway window serving reliably delicious Kolkata-style wraps plus momos (Tibetan dumplings) to take away.
